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Facts support need for tax increase for Jeffco Schools
Editor:
I applaud your efforts to examine both sides of voting issues 3A and 3B for Jefferson County Schools. However, misleading information has emerged, in some headlines, article tone, and through a few individuals at Board of Education meetings.

States attempting to undermine Voting Rights Act
Editor:
This month marks the 47th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination in voting and has been instrumental in ensuring that citizens’ voting rights are protected from nefarious state election laws. Instead of celebrating, we have watched attempts to undermine this vital law in states across the country.

Plan to expand Chatfield Reservoir will destroy too much habitat
Editor:
The purpose of this e-mail is state my opposition to the plan to expand the water storage at Chatfield Reservoir, detailed in the document titled “Draft Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation Feasibility Report /Environmental Impact Statement.”

In times of crisis, help is a phone call away
Editor:
The catastrophic wildfires and dangerously hot temperatures create the perfect opportunity for depression to set in. By now, many of us know someone who has been touched by one of the fires in Colorado. And simply turning on the news can be draining.

Article on Republican debate was fair and unbiased
Editor:
A big thank-you to Vicky Gits for her unbiased reporting of the GOP debate between Loren Bauman and Justin Everett.
I found it very refreshing to read a straightforward news story without the writer editoralizing. Maybe the major media writers could take a lesson from you about factual reporting without editoralizing.
Jerry Menikheim
Littleton

Everett’s stances on several issues indicate he is a true conservative
Editor:
Last Tuesday I attended the Republican candidate debate for Senate District 22 between Justin Everett and Loren Bauman in an effort to decide whom I will support in the primary. The candidates differed on many issues; however, their stances on ObamaCare, the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), and illegal immigration stood out the most.

What happened to manners?
Editor:
What a lazy society we’ve become. We’re so interested in our own little world, whatever suits us, that we don’t think ahead to how our laziness and inconsideration affect others. Decency and manners have gone out the window.